Private Half Day Pretoria City Tour from Johannesburg or pretoria
Description
This half-day private tour from Johannesburg takes you to South Africa’s capital city to experience its historic sites and national monuments that tell the story of South Africa’s rich history. The stately Union Buildings, the Voortrekker Monument, the Paul Kruger House Museum, Church Square, Ou Raadsaal, the Palace of Justice, and the Capitol Theatre are among the places you will visit. The city of Pretoria (aka The Jakaranda City) is South Africa’s administrative capital and we take you on an amazing cultural experience that includes tree lined avenues, inspiring architecture, historical monuments. Come and explore the Capital City of South Africa with our knowledgeable guides.
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Itinerary
On this half day tour you will learn a lot about the fascinating history of South Africa during a Pretoria city experience. Pretoria is the capital of South Africa and therefore full of historic sites.
A major attraction on this tour is the Voortrekker Monument. This monument is of great significance to many Afrikaans speaking South Africans, there it stands for Afrikaner Nationalism. The monument is in the shape of a big stone cube. The interior walls depict the story of the Great Trek, a mass movement of Afrikaaner Boers who resented British rule.
Pretoria has character in its buildings and during this city architecture tour you will be given ample opportunity to ask your guide about the history behind the buildings and culture. We visit Church Square with prominent buildings like the Ou Raadsaal, Palace of Justice and Capital Theatre.
Next interesting site on our tour is the Paul Kruger House Museum. Kruger National Park is named after Paul Kruger. Learn more about this fascinating man and his life. The house displays furniture and personal items of the Kruger family.
We visit the Union Buildings, headquarters of the government. The buildings are beautifully situated in terraced gardens, trough which you can enjoy an idyllic walk.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Please note that pickup times are dependent on your pickup location. Please contact us for a specific pickup time.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(77)
I had a wonderful tour of the city of Pretoria with my tour guide Cypo. He was pleasant. He arrived on time and was a great driver. He was very knowledgeable about the history of South Africa and about the sites in Pretoria. During my tour, I visited places like Paul Kruger‘s home, the Voortrekker monument, the Church Square, and other government monuments. I would definitely recommend this tour to my friends and family.
Tshepo was an excellent guide for our Pretoria tour. His knowledge of history and culture made the trip both informative and engaging. It was a great experience and a true cultural immersion. Highly recommended!
Excellent first introduction to the history of South Africa, and although the tour was focused on the history of the Boers, our guide (Lebo) explained this in the context of other prominent groups at the time.
Loved this tour. Our guide was really informative and friendly. Seeing the old and new processing plants and the Big Hole, where the famous Culinan Diamond was found was amazing. Whilst mining isn’t the most eco friendly of activities, approx 80% of the diamonds found are for industry, so are key. They are also able to reprocess 1000’s tonnes of previously mined earth which modern technology can extract mostly industrial diamonds from. The visit to the shop after the tour was also extremely informative. Highly recommend this tour.
Clement our guide was knowledgeable and gracious and he made it interactive. We learnt a lot. We enjoyed our visit a lot. Thanks to his efforts.
We had a wonderful tour of Pretoria. Our guide Marc was very friendly and knowledgeable. We were picked up on time and returned back to our hotel also on time. We particularly enjoyed our visit to the Vortrekker monument, great history. Thanks for the enjoyable tour. Ernest.
Cpho was an amazing tour guide and we came away knowing an incredible amount of history. The Pretoria half-day tour is the perfect introduction to Pretoria and we highly recommend it.
Very nice trip with a very well informed guide, nothing bad to say! Lots of stories told, lots of information given. Definitely worth a day trip from Joburg
Very informative tour! Lebo was an excellent guide, very welcoming and willing to answer any question. You learn so much about how Pretoria came to be. There is so much knowledge to absorb about the country of South Africa and the city of Pretoria and he did an excellent job. Definitely recommend, especially if you get Lebo!
It was an incredible expérience ! Visiting the diamand'mines was huge. The guide gave us lot of explications about the process. I appreciate it. And then we went to Pretoria. That was fabulous. The history of the buildings, all the symbols, the dialects, the guide Timoke broke down everythings. We have switched from surprises to surprises. My head is full of history thank you Azalé and thank you Timoke.
